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Mar-2-08 Dallas, TX Information technology (IT) worker Jamie Wells is classified as exempt and therefore is not entitled to overtime . "I'm paid a salary, which just means that our employer can work us as much as he wants," says Wells. He was working 70-80 hours per week as an operations analyst in an eyeglass firm; IT overtime was never even mentioned, for fear... - Stockbroker Arbitration: When Your Stockbroker Stiffs You
Mar-1-08 Marion, OH It might make for good laughs on late-night television, as fans of Late Night with David Letterman on CBS saw Wednesday night with his Top Ten List (Signs You Have a Bad Stockbroker), but stockbroker fraud is no laughing matter—especially when you have your retirement nest egg on the line. Stockbroker arbitration is a means by which... - Dioxin Contamination, Simpson Timber Co. pays $500,000 wetland pollution settlement
Eureka, CA: (Feb-21-08) Humboldt Baykeeper and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATS), two environmental groups, brought charges against the Simpson Timber Co., over the removal of tons of sediment contaminated with dioxin from the foot of Del Norte Street. Sources stated that the lawsuit was filed after tests were conducted near the site of a form... - Water Samples, Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria
Janesville, WI: (Feb-18-08) The Wisconsin Attorney General's office brought charges against Govert Well & Pump of Janesville, alleging that the local well drilling company falsified water samples. The suit claimed that the company falsified well water samples, required in all new Wisconsin wells to check for coliform bacteria. Employees allegedly collect... - Workers' Compensation, City awards fire inspector $145,000 injury settlement
Milpitas, CA: (Dec-26-07) Michael Wells, a Milpitas fire inspector, brought charges against the city, alleging that he sustained injuries to his left hip, neck, right shoulder and knees, while on duty. Wells, who resigned in July 2006 after almost 25 years in the city's employ, stated that the suit sought benefits and permanent disability advances. City of... - Retirement Rip-off: Seniors Left Holding the Bag—and it's Empty.
Nov-20-07 New York, NY: Seniors and individuals on fixed incomes relying on a retirement income stream generated by a certain basket of income products could be at tremendous risk of getting ripped off , given the reality that many of these products are tied to the dangerously under-performing mortgage industry. In so doing, banks and brokers are passing the r... - Topps Beef Burgers: Wake Up Retailers!
Nov-14-07 New York, NY Sherita Wells took her half-empty box of Topps frozen beef burgers back to the supermarket for a refund. "I told the cashier that these burgers had been recalled but he had no idea what I was talking about," says Wells. "I thought they were supposed to keep up with recalled products—it's wild that these burgers are still being sold."... - Mutual Fund Antitrust, Wells Fargo & Company et al. may pay $1.15 million class action settlement for excessive fees
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-28-07) A class action lawsuit was filed against Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, H.D. Vest Investment Services, LLC, Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, Wells Capital Management Incorporated, Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, and Stephens Inc., alleging that the defendants had questionab... - Stand 'n Seal Recall: When Hazardous Products Stay On the Market
Oct-17-07 Portland, OR In the midst of the massive recalls that have been announced recently, proponents of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) have argued that the agency works wells at protecting consumers. Unfortunately, the people injured by [ Stand 'n Seal ] can attest otherwise. They know that they would not have become ill if the product's recall ha... - School Property Tax, Education Foundation Osceola County pays $250,000 settlement in property tax
Osceola County, FL: (Oct-09-07) The Remington Community Development District (CDD) brought charges against the Education Foundation Osceola County, alleging that the foundation owed the district money from previous assessments. The CDD sued the foundation over assessments it said it was owed on P.M. Wells Charter Academy in order to help pay off bonds issu... - Cottingham Agency Insurance Fraud Settlement
Fargo, ND: (Jun-22-07) An insurance fraud lawsuit was filed against the Cottingham Agency, by policyholders who were defrauded by Diane Cottingham, an insurance agent who killed herself in late March on being discovered. Cottingham, of Underwood, who was the Cottingham Agency's president and secretary treasurer, killed herself when state regulators became... - Stephen and Cynthia Ford Oil and Gas Companies Environmental Violations Fine
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jun-17-07) The Department of Environmental Protection filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Stephen and Cynthia Ford, owners of oil and gas companies, alleging that their companies violated state environmental regulations for more than a decade. The investigations revealed that the companies, Synd Enterprises and Vertical Resources... - Bad Faith Insurance: Looking Out for Number One - And it isn't You
Jun-9-07 Beaumont, TX Freddie and Zohreh Shahrodi know all about what their insurance policy SAYS. It's what their insurer didn't deliver that has the Jefferson County couple up in arms, and battling in court—yet another lawsuit against bad faith insurance. According to an article in the Southeast Texas Record the couple's insurer, Fire Insurance Exchan... - Quail Ridge Country Club LLC Golf Course Water Withdrawal Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-05-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) filed charges against Quail Ridge Country Club LLC, the corporate owner of a 160 acre golf course and country club located in Acton. The lawsuit alleged Quail Ridge violated the Massachusetts Water Management Act (MWMA) and a 2003... - Settlement: Halquist Stone Co.
Halquist Stone Co. Lisbon, WI: (May-13-07) 28 families who lived in a 45-acre area north of county Highway K and west of Sussex Creek, filed a lawsuit against Halquist Stone Co. in 2004, alleging that the entire neighborhood experienced problems with their wells, including muddy, turbid water and, in some cases, no water at all, as a result of the quar... - FAG Bearings Groundwater Contamination Settlement
Joplin, MO: (May-03-07) The US Department of the Interior filed a suit against FAG Bearings, a ball bearings manufacturing company, accusing it of natural-resource damages for the release of trichloroethylene at its plant in Joplin. FAG used TCE as a degreaser from 1972 to 1982. The hazardous substance was released when an underground pipe containing a sma... - Whittaker Corp., Remediation Financial and Santa Clarita LLC Perchlorate Groundwater Contamination Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-03-07) The Castaic Lake Water Agency, Newhall County Water District, Santa Clarita Water Co., and Valencia Water Co. filed a lawsuit against the current and former operators of the Whittaker-Bermite facility, alleging perchlorate contamination. Perchlorate is a chemical used in the manufacturing of explosives, munitions, and rocket fuel... - Beede Waste Oil Site Pollution Settlement
Plaistow, NH: (Apr-17-07) The Federal Government and New Hampshire reached an agreement with the 101 parties who contributed to the pollution of the Beede Waste Oil Superfund site in Plaistow, NH. In a settlement reached, the parties involved in the environment pollution lawsuit agreed to pay $48 million to clean up the site, $9 million for future federal... - Unreasonable Credit Card Rate Hikes
Apr-2-07 San Bernardino, CA: Customers of major credit card companies are becoming increasingly frustrated with unreasonable company practices that result in high fees, rate hikes, and increased debt for the consumer. Now, some people are starting to take action against the credit card companies. Those actions include activities as widespread as a class acti... - Wells County, IN Inmate Bacterial Infection Wrongful Death Settlement
In May 2003, Ryan Heyerly was sentenced to serve two years for a Class D felony at the Wells County Jail. In the middle of June 2003, Heyerly was suffering from chest pains, fever, sweating, discoloration and swollen glands. He told confinement officers he was feeling ill and submitted a request to see a nurse. He was taken to see the public health nurs...